Byline: Lucy Morgan; 1984-06-21; St. Petersburg Times; pages 1B
Report: Inside the Pasco County Sheriff's Department: A Special Report - St. Petersburg Times
Tags: expose corruption, investigative journalism, John M. Short, Pasco County Sheriff Department
"An internal investigation at the Pasco County Sheriff's Department has discovered that 53 of the 360 employees on the sheriff's payroll in February had arrest records. The internal investigation was sparked by a St. Petersburg Times report that at least 25 of the 195 sworn deputies and corrections officers had criminal arrest records. . ."
Description:Lucy Morgan reveals that many Pasco County Sheriff employees did not disclose important personal information when hired.
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